The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-01-13
AN ABLE ARTICLE
On the Examination OF
SciiaOl Teachers.
Esy Pref Z. ID. Brown, Conn
missioner Of Common
Schools.
Extract From His Annual Report OF
fnterSt 10 All.

The examination of teachers con
stitutes a Part of every system oi
public education. The object ci
the examination is TO determine
whether the persons examined are
qualified to teach in schools under
State control AS early as 1921,
there was an Ohio Statute which
authorized the employment of com
potent teachers of public schools.
The law of 1925 advanced q step
farther by providing for the ap-
poinimcnt of three school examin-
ers for each county, whose duty 1t
was to examine persons wishing to
be employed as teachers, and to
give certificates to such as were
found qualified and Of good moral
character Subsequently City and
Village Boards OF School Examin-
ers were authorized by the statue,
and in 1864 State Board of Exam
irers was created. Thus is it shown
that from the time when our sys-
TEN of public schools was begun the
State has endeavored to prevent
the employment of incompetent
teachers.
On the 31st day of August, 1886,
there were in Ohio one hundred
and sixty-fve Boards of Examin-
ers, classified as follows:
Number of Stale Boards, / num-
Der of members, 8; number of
County Boards, So; number Of
members, 264; number Of City and
Village Boards. 7e; number OF
members, 252; Total number Of
Boards. 1865; total nEmbcr of men,
bers, SIG.
THE STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS.
The Ohio State Board of Exam
iners, which is appointed by the
Commissioner of Common S chools,
consists of five persons whose Term
OF Office is three years each. The
cert fica.es issued by the board
must be countersigned by The Com
missioner and they are valid in all
the school districts of the State, life
certificates superceding ',he nccessi-
ty Of any and all other examinations
of the persons holding them," and
ten year certificates being "valid in
any school where such branches on
ly are taught" as ale named in
said certificates. The expenses of
the State Examiners are paid out of
the fund derived frem the fees of
Two State examina-
tons are usually held every year,
but this number may be increased
at the discretion of the board.
CITY AND VILLAGE BOARDS OF Kx-
AMINERS.
City and Village Boards of Ex-
aminers are appointed by Boards
Of Education il city and village dis
tricts "having an enumeration Of
not less than seven hundred yout Ii
Of school ag e." The term of Office
Of city and village examiners is
three years each. In city districts
Of the first class the boards may
consist of three, six or nine exam
iners. In city districts of the second
class and In village districts the
boards consist of three examiners
each. All the certificates issued by
City and Village Boards of Exam
ners are local and provisional
that is 10 say. they arc valid only
ior a limited number of years and
7alid only in districts in which they
ire issued. In city districts of the
irst class, certificates may be grant |
ID for one, two, three, FIVE or ten
;eaIs, "and such certi fcates issued |
or FIVE or ten years, If In part on
lccount Of consecutive years of
eaching aad experience" may lie
'enewed "githout examination at
he discretion Of the Examining
Board" In city districts of the
econd class and village districts,
:eriifcates may be granted ''for one.
wo and three years only" All
ity and village certificates are val
d only for the branches named in
aid certificates. The expenses of
Jity and Village ExamiIers sre
'aid out of the contingent fund.-
jity and Village Boards of Exam
ners are required to hold not less
han two examinations each year,
ut this number may be increased
t discretion. These boards are
to examine tho schools
nder their jurisdiction, and they
nay under certain circumstances
ismiss teachers. The fees OF ap-
llcants for city and village ccrtIfi-
ates form 4 part of the Teachers
institute Fund.
ccUNFY BOARDS OF EXAMINERS.
In each comfy Of the State there
a county Board of Examiners,
oDsisting Of three competent per
,ns,' each appointed by the Pro
ate Judge for the term of three
esrs. Each of these boards fixes
he place aad times for holding ex-
mlna.ions, of which there can not
e in The game county more than